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To promote and inspire men who knit.enSignature Needleshttp://www.menwhoknit.com/community/node/12699
<p>I've been drooling over signature needles for years. However, I have never been up-close and personal with their circulars. Does anyone know if they are good for magic loop? I'm thinking about asking the Hubby for a set for my birthday.</p>
http://www.menwhoknit.com/community/node/12699#commentsThu, 15 Mar 2012 20:32:11 +0000Buck Strong12699 at http://www.menwhoknit.com/communityFair Isle Helphttp://www.menwhoknit.com/community/node/12638
<p>I have just started a new fair isle project where I'm changing to two different colours of yarn every three rows. What's happening is that I'm getting little gaps where I change yarn. Is there a way to avoid this?</p>
<p>Thanks</p>
<p>Geoff</p>
http://www.menwhoknit.com/community/node/12638#commentsFri, 17 Feb 2012 20:59:23 +0000Buck Strong12638 at http://www.menwhoknit.com/communityJudy's Magic Cast Onhttp://www.menwhoknit.com/community/node/12383
<p>I just discovered this cast on the a few days ago. It's used for toe up socks. As I am not a sock knitter (yet) it's totally new to me. It looks like a great provisional cast on. Has anyone used it for anything other than socks?</p>
http://www.menwhoknit.com/community/node/12383#commentsWed, 23 Nov 2011 16:11:29 +0000Buck Strong12383 at http://www.menwhoknit.com/communityFalling Further Into The Lace Pithttp://www.menwhoknit.com/community/node/12377
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I just can't seem to stop knitting lace. This is my latest. I call it Leaf and Acorn Stole. This summer, I came across the acorn and leaf pattern. It's an edging pattern from 1891 and it begged me to make it into something fun. So, here is my take on it.</p>
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<p>Well, I'm falling into the world of lace more and more (I still blame MMario) and I'm trying to tease apart the different styles of lace. Currently, I'm looking at Shetland and Estonian lace. My current thinking is that the differences appear to be in regional styles rather than stitch patterns. However, I'm not sure. I can't find a resource that specifically states this; so, my next thought is that there is a lot of cross over between the two, possibly from trading, etc., and that there might be some stitches that are unique to each area. I'd like to find some definitive resource that would help me understand the differences between the styles. Can anyone point me in the right direction?</p>
http://www.menwhoknit.com/community/node/12370#commentsThu, 17 Nov 2011 20:52:38 +0000Buck Strong12370 at http://www.menwhoknit.com/communityProvisional Cast On Preferencehttp://www.menwhoknit.com/community/node/12148
<p>I'm just curious. If you were working on a project with a provisional cast on, would you rather pick up stitches and knit the next part from the bottom or knit the next piece separately and then graft the two together? Personally, I'm tending toward the grafting bit but, again, I'm just curious as to others' preferences.</p>
<p>Geoff</p>
http://www.menwhoknit.com/community/node/12148#commentsMon, 22 Aug 2011 00:42:13 +0000Buck Strong12148 at http://www.menwhoknit.com/communityMy Kids ROCK!http://www.menwhoknit.com/community/node/11953
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<p>I know you all have seen my sunflower shawl; however, I wanted to show you the type of work that comes out of our little school.<br />
I hired one of our photo students, Megan, to take pictures of my shawl with a model. The model is Miki; also one of my students. Megan wants to be a fashion photographer. For her senior project this year, she made her own fashion magazine. It is FLIPPING AMAZING! My partner says it is the best senior work he has seen in 33 years of education.<br />
Anyway, here are a few of the pictures that she took. I'm so proud of her!<br />
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<p>So, for all of those guys going to Sock Summit, I was thinking that it might be fun to get together after it is all over on Sunday, July 31st. If we have enough takers, I'd be willing to host a fun knitting/drinking soriee. </p>
http://www.menwhoknit.com/community/node/11933#commentsThu, 09 Jun 2011 01:56:58 +0000Buck Strong11933 at http://www.menwhoknit.com/communityStitch Questionhttp://www.menwhoknit.com/community/node/11882
<p>Hail Knitter Dudes: I'm looking at a pattern that has a P3 tog through the back loop. Well, since I love all things knitted in the round, what would this stitch be on the front side, K3 front? </p>
<p>Thanks</p>
<p>Buck</p>
http://www.menwhoknit.com/community/node/11882#commentsSun, 22 May 2011 05:16:01 +0000Buck Strong11882 at http://www.menwhoknit.com/communityMy Very First, Completed Designhttp://www.menwhoknit.com/community/node/11783
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Well, I finally did it. My own design. I call it Tuscan Sunflower. </p>
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</p><p>I have been beating my head against the wall on this one for about three months. The biggest challenge was getting the center motif to resemble spiraling sunflower seeds. The easiest way to have done this would have been to start with a star pattern in the middle. I didn't want that though. I wanted spirals from the beginning. Months down the road and many, many iterations later, I finally came up with what I wanted. I don't know how many times I started this guy and then ripped it out. I'm pretty sick of it now.<br />
I started working it out using white sport weight yarn. Then when I was happy the center, I switched to fingering weight. Then, when I was satisfied how that knitted up, I went and got the good stuff.<br />
The center is definitely not for the novice knitter. There are several double yarn overs as well as interesting things that happen on the plain rounds.<br />
The petals didn't cause me much trouble. When I got to the final version, I didn't even have to rip them out once.<br />
Now that it is finished, I should really get busy on that sweater that I promised my partner. However, I already have an idea for another circular shawl. This is totally MMario's fault.<br />
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<p>So, I'm looking at an SSK and K2TOG through the back loop and I'm not seeing a difference. Is there a subtle one that I'm missing or are they the same thing?</p>
http://www.menwhoknit.com/community/node/11730#commentsTue, 29 Mar 2011 04:43:26 +0000Buck Strong11730 at http://www.menwhoknit.com/communityOT...Pork Fat Rules!http://www.menwhoknit.com/community/node/11719
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I haven't been on MWK for sometime. Just so damn busy. I have been knitting; however, I have been trying my hand at curing meats. Here is my pancetta. I rolled it and hung it to dry today. Now I just have to wait two weeks and then it's going to be Italian cooking heaven. YUM!!!</p>
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<p>I'm wondering if anyone out there uses this program as I need a bit of help. I'm charting a lace shawl design in the round. Everything is great except that I have four places where I need to have an KFB on the plain knit row. I want the chart to be all odd numbered rows. Is there a way to insert an even row without having to have a chart with all the rows included?</p>
<p>Thanks</p>
http://www.menwhoknit.com/community/node/11713#commentsThu, 24 Mar 2011 20:24:59 +0000Buck Strong11713 at http://www.menwhoknit.com/communityCan I Just Knit For A Living?http://www.menwhoknit.com/community/node/11539
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I am at the point where I am resentful of my job because it interferes with my knitting. Mostly what I want to do is knit interspersed with spinning when I need a break from knitting.<br />
I had been bringing my knitting to work with me. It was going well; the kids would be working on their math and I would walk around the class knitting and helping them at the same time. Next, was knitting in meetings. What could be more perfect? I can knit and pay attention to the topics (actually, it really helps me pay attention better). Well, my down fall happened when I started knitting during my plan time. Lots of planning happened; however, it was not the teaching planning that go done. I have had to leave my knitting at home, mostly because it is the end of the semester and I really need to focus on getting kids to pass and grading.<br />
I need a wealthy relative to leave me a ton of money so that I can work part-time and knit the rest. Anyway, I'm off to a union meeting today and tomorrow and I will be knitting a ton. (I'm also really done with my dealings in state union politics and knitting during meetings helps me cope).</p>
<p>On the knitting front, I have been studying round work ad nauseum. I'm really understanding the construction and how to transition between stocking stitch and lace. Here is my latest bit. This, again, is only the center but I'm very happy with the change to the lace from stocking. I'm about to embark on the next part of the motif and hopefully, in a few weeks I can show this pattern as a completed shawl.</p>
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Well, I couldn't finish that first doily. I just had to start playing with the design. It's amazing how changing just a few things creates a totally different look. I took this one much farther than the last; this time adding in more design elements. I'm fairly happy with the result except for the circled bits. They are coming out when I sit down to do this puppy again.</p>
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My fascination with lace, in particular doilies, continues. Since, I want to know how things work and why, I have been knitting the centers of various doily patterns over the last few weeks. After making several coaster sized bits of lace, I decided to try my hand at making my own pattern.<br />
I started with a simple spiral, nothing overly complicated. My thinking was that when it got around row 40 I would add in some nice new lacy bits. Well by row 19, I was bored to tears. I changed things up by stopping my K2togs at the end of my motif and adding a SSK to the front end. Here is my first ever knitting design. It's just the center part. I haven't figured out what I want to add next. Actually, I'm thinking about stopping here and seeing if I can jazz up this pattern. Anyway, for my first design attempt, I'm pretty happy.</p>
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<p>So, those of us at MFKR this year had the opportunity to a natural indigo dye with our yarn. I pulled mine out of the stash closet and it was really stiff. I seemed to remember the instructor telling us to give the yarn a wash when we got home. Well, I did just that and my beautiful, hand-spun merino is still stiff. Can anyone help me figure out how to get it back to something somewhat soft?</p>
<p>Thanks</p>
<p>Buck</p>
http://www.menwhoknit.com/community/node/11450#commentsSun, 02 Jan 2011 07:23:42 +0000Buck Strong11450 at http://www.menwhoknit.com/communityCan Someone Help Me With My Math?http://www.menwhoknit.com/community/node/11445
<p>I have been working on a few round flat pieces lately, baby blanket, doily, etc., and I started to think about how the increases are placed. I'm going to go through my thought process here.</p>
<p>1. If I cast on 6 sts and just keep knitting round after round after round, I will end up with a giant tube.<br />
2. If I add increases, evenly spaced and every round or every few rounds, my piece will grow outwards and lie flat.<br />
3. If I increase too little, my work will start to look like a bowl.<br />
4. If I increase too much, my work will have ripples.</p>
<p>So, how do I know how much to increase and when? This is when my math teacher brain kicked in. It seems that there should be a way to figure this out with a formula. Here is my next round of thinking.</p>
<p>1. A lot of this type of knitting happens in sections, e.g. cast on 8 stitches and you end up working 8 sections.<br />
2. The edge of one of these sections is the same as the radius of a circle. Think of a piece of pie; it is cut from the center of the pie to the outside of the circular pie plate. This cut is a radius.<br />
3. Now, let's make a stitch a unit of measure. Follow my thinking here. A row is made up of several stitches side-by-side. The height of my work is the number of rows that I have made stacked on each other. Therefore, the number of rounds that I make is the number of stitches from the center of the piece to the outside edge or the radius. If I have a piece with 120 rounds then my radius is 120.<br />
4. So, in a nice universe, 120 stitches should yield a circumference of 754 stitches ( C=2*Pi*r). However, knitted stitches do not have a 1 to 1 ratio. One stitch in height does not equal one stitch in length. Generally, you need 1.25 more stitches in height in order to match the length. This means that my circumference should be 80% of of the circumference stitches or about 603 stitches around.</p>
<p>Now dividing this by 8, for the 8 sections, I end up with about 75 stitches for each section at the end of my 120th rnd. I have gone from 1 to 75 stitches in 120 rnd; so, I have added in 74 stitches in 119 rounds or about .6218 stitches per rnd. Most patterns that I have looked at generally do their increases every other rnd. Following that idea, I would increase about 1.25 stitches every other round. Well, I can't increase .25 of a stitch. Of course this doesn't have to be super exact as the material will be forgiving. I could do one increase one time and two another as long as I end up in the ball park of around 75 stitches at the end.</p>
<p>Yeah!......Wait! In looking at different patterns, I'm finding that this is not consistent, meaning that the circumference stitches are not 80% of the radius stitches. What I have noticed is that none exceeds the 80%; however, several are much less than 80%. The majority seem to fall in the 55% to75% range with one or two as low as 43%.</p>
<p>I'm pretty sure that my math is correct and I can understand some deviation due to stitch types. However, this seems to be too much.</p>
<p>What am I missing here? It seems that there should be a straight forward mathematical calculation for figuring out the number of increases needed. Should I be looking at a range, that is, you can't do less than this percent for your increases and not more than 80%.</p>
<p>Thoughts?</p>
http://www.menwhoknit.com/community/node/11445#commentsFri, 31 Dec 2010 22:20:33 +0000Buck Strong11445 at http://www.menwhoknit.com/communityYarn Colourshttp://www.menwhoknit.com/community/node/11435
<p>I'm finding, as I progress through my knitting experience, that I'm not finding the colours that I like at my LYS(s) or, if I do find yarn that I like, they never have enough and it's expensive. It's driving my nuts. I'm really into kettle dyed in one colour group. I just love the way one colour flows from light to dark and back again. Anyway, I think it's time to take matters into my own hands. That's right, I'm going to start experimenting with dying my own yarns. But don't worry, I'll be f'ing up my own kitchen and not yours. The only problem now is that there isn't going to be enough time to do all of my fiber related projects. Sigh...</p>
http://www.menwhoknit.com/community/node/11435#commentsWed, 29 Dec 2010 18:50:55 +0000Buck Strong11435 at http://www.menwhoknit.com/communityLooking for Curious Creek Fibers Happiness Ishttp://www.menwhoknit.com/community/node/11430
<p>Dudes: At the 2009 Men's Fall Knitting Retreat, we were gifted with a skein of Curious Creek Fibers Happiness is. I'm am totally in love with this colour and I'm hoping that someone still has some left and they might be willing to part with.<br />
I have already canvased Ravelry and I'm hoping to find a few more skeins.</p>
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<p>Geoff</p>
http://www.menwhoknit.com/community/node/11430#commentsTue, 28 Dec 2010 22:50:59 +0000Buck Strong11430 at http://www.menwhoknit.com/communityBaby Yarn Blueshttp://www.menwhoknit.com/community/node/11402
<p>Uggg .... I wish that I didn't have to worry about issues with wool and babies. The yarns out there are just not fun to work with and don't even get me going about the colours. I'm knitting for a baby due in summer and the mom really loves bold colours and hates pastels. Well, that leaves out a ton of yarn. I'm working in white.....yawn. Sorry, just had to get that out from under my kilt.</p>
http://www.menwhoknit.com/community/node/11402#commentsSat, 18 Dec 2010 00:50:17 +0000Buck Strong11402 at http://www.menwhoknit.com/communityNiebling Book Recommendationhttp://www.menwhoknit.com/community/node/11397
<p>Knitter dudes: What is a good Niebling starter book and where can I find it?</p>
<p>Thanks</p>
<p>Buck</p>
http://www.menwhoknit.com/community/node/11397#commentsWed, 15 Dec 2010 17:02:44 +0000Buck Strong11397 at http://www.menwhoknit.com/communityLace Shawl Bind Offhttp://www.menwhoknit.com/community/node/11369
<p>I am almost done with my sister's lace shawl. It's my first lace and I wonder what the best bind off is for a shawl. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. </p>
<p>Buck</p>
http://www.menwhoknit.com/community/node/11369#commentsMon, 06 Dec 2010 17:29:48 +0000Buck Strong11369 at http://www.menwhoknit.com/communityDesigning Your Own Stuffhttp://www.menwhoknit.com/community/node/11350
<p>After about a year of knitting, I began to wonder why people bought patterns. It seemed to me, at the time, that everything was so simple (reading from a pattern that is); anyone could do this. I shook my head and continued with my knitting. "I'll get to that designing thing as soon as I finish with these patterns that I have already purchased."<br />
So, here we are a few years later and, OMG, what a huge pain in the butt it is! I'm trying to come up with a slip stitch design that carries colours across the work. I have spent the majority of the weekend trying to get it right. It's coming along but now I know why people would rather just buy the damn pattern. There is just so much ripping out and starting over that one person can do.</p>
<p>BTW....where are all the big, burly Scotsmen? I could really use one right about now.</p>
http://www.menwhoknit.com/community/node/11350#commentsMon, 29 Nov 2010 16:17:14 +0000Buck Strong11350 at http://www.menwhoknit.com/communityMy First Steek! Ahhhhhh!!!http://www.menwhoknit.com/community/node/11320
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Hey Knitter Dudes! Well, I'm finally finding some time to get back on here and catch up a bit. I finished the body of my first fair isle sweater and had to cut the steeks open. It was just a touch scary. I decided that I would document the prossess. Somehow, it seems that cutting open your first steek is a rite of passage in knitting.</p>
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<p>The steeks have stayed nice and orderly since I started knitting the sleeves. I really like knitting sleeves from the shoulder down. It really helps with getting the best sleeve length. Anyway, I'm ready to be done with this guy so that I can move on to my next fair isle project. Yeah!</p>
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http://www.menwhoknit.com/community/node/11320#commentsFri, 19 Nov 2010 21:49:34 +0000Buck Strong11320 at http://www.menwhoknit.com/communityOT: Gay Student Teacher Removed From Classroomhttp://www.menwhoknit.com/community/node/11205
<p>Recently, the Beaverton School District here in Beaverton OR., removed a gay student teacher from a 4th grade classroom. The only information that we have is that when asked by a student if he were married, he replied "no." The student asked why and he said that he couldn't get married because he would marry a man and it is against the law.<br />
My employer says that this is not an age appropriate comment. I would have to disagree. People talk about their spouses/partners all the time. If he had said that he didn't have a girlfriend, I don't think there would have been an issue.<br />
Here are links to two editorials about the problem. If you are upset by this situation, I urge you to make your voices heard.<br />
http://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2010/10/gay_in_america_living_with_the.html</p>
<p>http://www.beavertonvalleytimes.com/opinion/story.php?story_id=128641523275921800</p>
http://www.menwhoknit.com/community/node/11205#commentsMon, 11 Oct 2010 16:51:01 +0000Buck Strong11205 at http://www.menwhoknit.com/communityOkay Spinner Dudeshttp://www.menwhoknit.com/community/node/11019
<p>So, I'm working my way into getting a feel for processing and spinning merino. I have figured out a way to clean the wool in the washer (thanks to all of your great suggestions) and I got some wool combs to finish up the locks into wonderful fluff to spin (I used a drum carder on my first batch and it was a nightmare).<br />
When I get done combing I take the left over bits off the combs and save them. When I have finished with all of the locks, I comb out the left over bits and get a bit more usable wool. Now I have a pile of nubby, bumpy wool with bits of vegetable matter in it. I hate to throw it away. Is there any way to use this stuff? What do you guys do with your combed fiber rejects?</p>
http://www.menwhoknit.com/community/node/11019#commentsSat, 24 Jul 2010 04:41:45 +0000Buck Strong11019 at http://www.menwhoknit.com/communityMerino Is Great But......http://www.menwhoknit.com/community/node/11003
<p>It is a huge pain in the ass to clean. I bought ten pounds of white merino fleece. It's pretty clean, not a lot of vegetable matter but it's SUPER greasy! The normal "clean the fleece in the washer" doesn't work for this stuff. I'm having to put it pots of soapy water on the stove to get the water hot enough to break the grease down. Then, the wool is so fine that what little VM there is in the clean wool, it wants to stay put. Ugghh.....! However, when it's clean, it's beautiful. Let's hope I can spin it up into something nice.</p>
<p>PS: If anyone has a more efficient way to break down the grease in fine wool fleece, I'd love to know your secret. </p>
http://www.menwhoknit.com/community/node/11003#commentsSun, 18 Jul 2010 07:00:07 +0000Buck Strong11003 at http://www.menwhoknit.com/communityStupid Mother F&*kershttp://www.menwhoknit.com/community/node/10987
<p>I had an okay day today flying back home from Houston. I was up front in first class; so, I had lots of room and free booze. Unfortunately, I had to take three flights to get back home, Houston to Dallas, Dallas to Denver and Denver to Portland. The latter flight was the longest. I settled in with my gin and tonic and started knitting. I totally freaked out the old guy next to me but what the f*&amp;k, who cares. When we landed in Portland, I raced to the bathroom. There I was, dick in hand, relieving myself when my seat mate and his two buddies step up to the urinal next to me. One of them says "Did you see the guy knitting next to me?" and they all start laughing. Well, I'm no pussy cowboy. I spoke up. "That was me!" There they stood, dicks in hand saying nothing. Then I said, "Issues?" The old guy next to me said, "No issues here." It was amazing how quiet that bathroom got. I went and washed my hands; then stood there watching them wash theirs. They didn't say a word. Next, I went to get my luggage and stood an the bottom of the escalator and watched them come down. They didn't look at me or even say a word. They beat it to the closest door. I regret not telling them that I used to break horses for a living and that I can do a hundred push-ups..."would you like to step outside?"<br />
Some how, I don't think they will think it's so funny next time.</p>
<p>Stupid Mother F&amp;*kers</p>
http://www.menwhoknit.com/community/node/10987#commentsWed, 14 Jul 2010 06:20:13 +0000Buck Strong10987 at http://www.menwhoknit.com/communityKnitting Festhttp://www.menwhoknit.com/community/node/10985
<p>Well, I got a ton of knitting done while sitting at the hospital keeping mom company. However, I realized, several inches later that I had put one of the gussets in the wrong spot. So, I ripped it out and now I'm back to where I was before I got to Houston. I'm heading home now. There's not much I'll miss about Houston except my mom and the beefy Texas boys. Yum!</p>
http://www.menwhoknit.com/community/node/10985#commentsTue, 13 Jul 2010 16:41:14 +0000Buck Strong10985 at http://www.menwhoknit.com/community